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Spoilt for choice ? nine great thought leadership reports

Spoilt for choice? Nine great thought leadership reports

By Gillian Lees

You might already have seen Sandra Rapacioli’s Thirsty Planet blogand hopefully this whetted (or should I say ‘wetted’?) your appetite to read the full report.

But bad jokes aside, did you know that there are eight other new reports, covering a whole range of current topics relevant to CGMAs? Each one combines new insights with practical guidance and you’re sure to find something to help keep your knowledge up to date.

We’ll be featuring individual reports in future blog posts, but in the meantime, here’s a quick overview of what reports you can expect to find under the Resourcestab.

Rebooting business: valuing the human dimensionis the CGMA flagship report, specially published for the launch of the new designation. It’s based on specially-commissioned research of nearly 300 CEOs who provided fascinating insights as to how they viewed current global challenges and what they saw as the priorities in leading their way through them. A key message of the report is that understanding and managing the human dimension of business is going to be key in getting things moving again. The report also looks at the opportunities and risks of transparency, the need for a long-term perspective and how CGMAs are going to have an important role to play in combining their technical skills with a multidisciplinary view that will enable them to collaborate effectively with colleagues.

Successful finance functions are the ones that have the capability to transform data into insights to support decision-making. To explore this further, take a look at Unlocking business intelligencewhich looks at current trends in this field.

And if governance is your thing, Governing for performance: new directions in corporate governance could be up your street. It focuses particularly on the role of the board in overseeing strategy and risk and explains how CGMAs can play an important role in supporting effective governance whether they are on the board or supplying information to it.

Given the prevalence of family businesses across the world, it’s a fair bet that many of you work in one and yet, these businesses receive very little attention in business literature. Managing the challenges of family businesseswill help CGMAs navigate their way effectively and understand the value that they can bring.

And last, but certainly not least, The inside track: partnering for valueshows how CGMAs can collaborate effectively with the rest of the organisation to add value. Which brings me back to one of the key themes of the launch report.

We’d love to hear your feedback on any or all of the reports. Let us know if you read the whole lot! The good news is that there will be more to come in the months ahead, including reports on leadership, shared value and ethics.

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group of management accountants who have reached the highest benchmark
of quality and competence. The CGMA designation is built on extensive
global research to maintain the highest relevance with employers and
develop the competencies most in demand. CGMA designation holders
qualify through rigorous education, exam and experience requirements.

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